The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gemma Rous finished in the top 10% of the field at Cardiff 2026, in 1:10:31 for 23rd of 231 women in the Pro division.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:49 on the median. A harder second half: 1:43 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 2:26, ahead of 99% of the field.
The field ran 1:03 faster at Cardiff 2026 than at London Excel 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:39Running 1 4:07v median −1:03
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Block 02 7:38Running 2 3:54v median −0:51
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Block 03 8:43Running 3 4:14v median −0:52
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Block 04 8:02Running 4 4:08v median −1:01
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Block 05 9:03Running 5 4:16v median −0:54
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Block 06 6:37Running 6 4:25v median −0:54
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Block 07 8:01Running 7 4:04v median −0:48
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Block 08 11:26Running 8 4:58v median −1:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 2:26
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 230
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 230 women who finished.